Born in 1984 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Jorge Molina showed a big passion in comics since an early age and dreamed of working on anything related to drawing superheroes. As he got older, he started to realize it was just a kid’s dream and that he should probably do something more reliable.

But then he had the chance to study animation in Canada and from there he ended up in comics. Jorge, being an upcoming artist, started working in the industry ten years ago and has done video games, comics, clothing, design and product design for companies like UDON, Image, Top Cow, DC Comics, Crystal Dynamics, ROCK STAR and Buzz Monkey.

Since his beginning in 2006, Jorge Molina has mostly worked for Marvel with which he signed an exclusive contract in 2011 and another one in 2015. He’s especially drawn Captain America : Man out of Time (2010-2011), a five issues miniseries focusing on the first adventures of Captain America among the Avengers.

Hero far away from his time and his family – both geographically and temporarily – Steve Rogers has to team-up with unknown allies, the Avengers. He hopes he can come back in the past to save his friend Bucky from the death, but the president himself doesn’t allow him this opportunity. Henceforth Cap is alone and for ever alone, in a time he doesn’t understand. What best representation of loneliness could Jorge Molina give than by drawing Cap seated near Lincoln’s statue, head in his hands, despondent ? The star-spangled banner hero is no more. Steve Rogers remains, lost and alone.

The Mexican artist has also drawn many mutants related series, his favorite Marvel characters (X-Men, X-MenLegacy, Wolverine and the X-Men). Jorge Molina is also the co-creator of A-Force (2015) with the authors Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (author of Ms. Marvel) and Marguerite Bennet (author of Angela, Queen of Hel). A-Force is the first 100% feminine superhero group, led by She-Hulk. Their first adventure takes them from New-York to Tokyo, to rescue the young Singularity hunted down by Antimatter. Earlier this year, Jorge Molina became the lead artist of the main Star Wars comic book series, following the steps of John Cassaday, Stuart Immonen and Leinil Yu.

Jorge Molina has many sources of inspiration. He’s a big fan of Joe Madureira, but also of his compatriot Humberto Ramos. He also drew his inspiration from more classic artists such as Mucha (1860-1939) and Egon Schiele (1890-1918). For example, there is a stunning resemblance between Schiele‘s autoportrait and the profile of Medusa, queen of the Inhumans. Both share a turned-up nose, full lips and a little prognathism.